Stage Russia: Smile Upon Us, Lord

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Having garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, finally makes it to the big screen. A dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, Lord is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah", featuring performances three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov. Captured live from Moscow's legendary Vakhtangov Theatre. Presented in Russian with English subtitles.